When something goes wrong in the world, people have a tendency to blame others; especially those in power. In the United States for example, it's very common for people to blame the president for current problems, regardless on whether or not he/ she has any actual control over the problem.
Likewise, people in the world of ATLA tend to blame the Avatar when something goes wrong.
The fire nation attacks; blame the Avatar.
People get hurt in a war; blame the Avatar.
Can't solve your own problems; blame the Avatar.
The Avatar's mission is to bring balance to the world. However, the Avatar did not create the world's problems, and is ultimately not responsible for the actions of other people.
Like the janitor for the world, the Avatar cleans up messes and helps bring order to the world, but more often than not the janitor is blamed for the mess existing in the first place. The irony is that if people cleaned up their own messes, there would be no need of a Janitor.
This brings me to the subject of Avatar Roku. Many Avatar fans blame Roku for the 100 yr war, and Roku even blames himself.
But is it really Roku's fault?
Roku grew up in the Fire Nation with his best friend Sozin, eventually finding out he was the Avatar, and traveling across the world. When Roku returned to the Fire Nation, Sozin told Roku his plans for world conquest which Roku immediately rejected. Later, Sozin invaded Earth Kingdom territory for which Roku confronted and defeated Sozin. Roku had given Sozin two warnings, and there would not be a third. However, as soon as Roku died, Sozin renewed his plans for global domination.
Although fans and Roku himself blame him for the war, I can not fault him. Roku saw a problem and did something about it. He was decisive.
Just because his wasn't able to prevent a war, doesn't mean he caused the War nor is he responsible for the actions of other. (Sozin's an adult. And can be responsible for his own actions.)
Roku's actions were natural and reasonable. Plus, most people don't think of murder as their first solution to everything.
(Seriously, execution isn't the only way to solve problems.)
On a similar note, companies do "preventative measures" to keep people safe. However, people will still get hurt because no rules or regulations can protect stupid people from themselves.
The Avatar isn't some perfect person who can perfectly solve every problem. (Say that 5 times fast). They are a human being who is doing the best they can.
There have been a lot of fans who are unhappy with how much the world of LOK has technologically advanced in the last 70 years.
While at the same time, other fans argue that major technological changes in 70 years is completely plausible, and sight recent history.
The issue here is that people keep comparing LOK to real life. A story isn't meant to be 100% realistic; otherwise we'd have very few "happily ever after".
The real issue is that the world of Avatar has changed so much that many fans no longer feel connected to it. It's going back to a favorite restaurant and the menu has completely changed. Or picking up a favorite game, only to find the rules are so different that you can't play anymore.
Regardless of how a franchise changes, there will always be people who feel confused or left out. Fans should be empathetic toward each other, and not try to tear down someone just because they have a different opinion.
Major changes in 70 years are completely realistic to our modern day, but that doesn’t mean it's enjoyable. If you asked an 80-yr-old what they thought of the present day, You'll find that many are unhappy with how much has changed and the struggle coping with that change.
LOK isn't reality. It's a story. And the main purpose of every story is to be enjoyed.
WaterBending101
When Iroh teaches Zuko how redirect lightning, he instructions Zuko to move the lightning from his arm, down to his stomach, and out the other arm. Iroh called the stomach the “Sea of Chi”, or a vast ocean in Irohs case.
In Zuko’s final Agni Kai with a Azula, he is able to redirect the lightning, but at great cost. Zuko wasn’t able to maintain proper form when he was jumping in to save Katara, and got hurt and a chest scar as a result.
My theory on how Zuko got that scar is this: Zuko didn’t have time to redirect most of the lighting through his arms. Instead, he caught most of it directly in his stomach. Then from the stomach, he could release it from his other arm. However, Zuko got very hurt because the lighting burned through flesh on its way to the stomach.
My Evidence: His chest scar is exactly over where his stomach should be.
A bit of fanart for @ask-whitepearl-and-steven. We know that White Diamond can shoot white lasers that control other gems, but I wonder how that will manifest in Steven. Maybe Steven’s laser vision will give personality rather than bleach it away.
EDIT: Steven’s White light is being divided into Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta. Plus it makes his face look like the diamond authority symbol. ^w^
Toph vs Ty Li We’ve never really had a full battle between these two. But I’m pretty sure who would win. Toph Unless Ty Li got her by suprise.
it’s father’s day!
Jerry is picking up Oxygen for his grandmother. There are two types of oxygen at the store. One is labeled O2 and the other is labeled O3. Jerry knows that people breath O2, but doesn’t know what O3 is. Since they are both have Oxygen Jerry assumes that they do the same thing. Jerry grabs the O3 because he says that, “More oxygen must mean it’s better.”
What Chemical principles is Jerry overlooking?
Sokka and Katara: Stick Figure Style
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